Senior Data Scientist

Ready for a new challenge? Join Guidewire as a Data Scientist! We are building a new team to take advantage of our market leading position and access to data to build advanced predictive models and variables to drive the next generation of growth in the P&C insurance market. This is an opportunity to come on board early and shape our direction and have a broad impact on the insurance industry. 

Responsibilities:

• Develop leading edge predictive models on data from multiple insurance companies
• Perform all functions required to build and evaluated models end to end including:
• Data Preparation
• External data research and acquisition
• Data profiling and harmonization across carriers
• Feature development
• NLP/ML modeling
• Model validation and interpretation
• Business value assessment and product pricing analyses
• Additional work assignments not related to specific project work such as new feature development, external data research, providing user feedback on new products and tools under development

Qualifications:

• Masters or Ph.D.
• Experience using statistical modeling tools such as SAS, Emblem, DataRobot or experience with Python or R
• Expert SQL skills 
• FCAS or near FCAS with appropriate work experience.
• 7+ years of experience in an actuarial role in the US or Canadian P&C industry either with a carrier or consulting firm
• Experience with P&C policy administration and claims processing concepts
• Passion for solving complex data problems
• experience working with Guidewire ClaimCenter and/or PolicyCenter data preferred
• Experience and skill in communicating insights to both technical and non-technical personnel at all levels of the organization
• Strong customer orientation and ability support sales conversations with customers
• Ability to plan and carry out projects with minimal direction, yet a team player
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented

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About Guidewire
Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.
As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.
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